Charles White prefers to consider his menu as comfort food, rather than outright healthy.
Then COVID hit Even following the costlier-than- expected renovation and the extended escrow, Cozy Plum wasn’t out of the woods. Three days after the restaurant finally opened its doors, the shelter-in- place order hit. “I had no idea what COVID was because I was so busy focusing on the restaurant, I wasn't watching the news.” At the time, it had been months since White took a salary. “Then you wonder—what's it all for?” recalls White. “Yeah, and those are questions I don't think we should be having to ask ourselves. But, unfortunately, in this climate, we do.” His partner eventually stepped away from the business and White is now the sole owner. White is proud of what he’s created and hears how much his guests love what he’s serving. He, personally, had adopted a vegan diet for health reasons, but says he would never try to pass Cozy Plum off as a health food restaurant. It's vegan comfort food. “It doesn't mean healthy,” White says. “Our burgers are not health
54 NorthBaybiz
October 2024
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